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John Amos' daughter is so suspicious about her father's death -- and why he entered a medical facility -- she's now retained a lawyer to investigate ... TMZ has learned.

Shannon Amos, who is the co-trustee of the John's estate, has retained James H. Davis III, Esq. to dig into a number of critical questions she still has after her dad passed in October. She wants to know the exact date he was admitted to Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, and why someone other than John's son, Kelly Christopher Amos -- who was acting as caretaker at the time -- would drop her dad off at the hospital, falsely claiming to be John's "daughter."

She says she wants to know her dad's health and medical condition at the time of his arrival to Centinela Hospital Medical Center, and why the hospital has not, she feels, cooperated with her efforts to obtain information regarding her father’s health in his final days.

Sophie Hediger -- a Swiss snowboarder who competed in the 2022 Beijing Games -- was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday. She was just 26 years old.

Switzerland's skiing federation announced the heartbreaking news on Tuesday -- revealing the incident happened at the Arosa resort.

"We are stunned," Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement, "and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we express our deepest condolences."

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Bill Clinton will not be spending the holidays in a hospital bed instead he'll be able to spend Christmas at home with his family after a brief medical scare landed him in the hospital this week.

According to Angel Ureña, the former President's Deputy Chief of Staff, he was discharged from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. on Tuesday after being admitted on Monday with a fever. In a statement posted on X, Ureña said Clinton had been treated for the flu and had remained at the hospital for observation and testing.

His statement concluded, "He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes he received. He sends his warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all."

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's daughter, Stormi lent a helping hand alongside her father over the weekend at a local Houston toy drive organized by Travis' foundation.

TS and Stormi were on hand at the Winter Wonderland Park toy and food drive in the rapper’s hometown where hundreds of families stopped by. All eyes were on Stormi who sported a festive red Santa hat, and a cozy coat.

During a brief break from giving out presents, Travis was seen capturing a sweet moment on his iPhone of his daughter posing for the camera.

The "It Ends With Us" cast is now publicly choosing sides in Blake Lively's sexual harassment battle with Justin Baldoni, the film's director.

Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas Corrigan in the film, encouraged fans to dig into the full complaint Blake filed against Baldoni ... telling his Instagram followers, "For the love of god read this."

He made it clear he's got Blake's back by tagging her in the IG story, and adding a red heart emoji.

Not that Mariah Carey needs anymore 'Queen of Christmas' cred, but Billboard is giving it to her anyway -- her mega holiday hit just shattered another record!

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been sitting atop the Hot 100 chart for 3 consecutive weeks now, which gives it 17 total weeks at number one since its release in 1994 -- and it now reigns as Mariah's longest-running chart-topper.

On Monday, MC celebrated the achievement by reposting Billboard's Instagram photo featuring the news.

Justin Baldoni is hemorrhaging support among women in the aftermath of Blake Lively’s explosive lawsuit against him -- and he’s now been stripped of an award he won in honor of all females.

Here’s what happened … Baldoni -- who directed “It Ends With Us” and also costarred with Lively in the film -- received the Voices of Solidarity Award from Vital Voices on December 9. The award recognizes remarkable men who show courage and compassion in advocating for women and girls.

But, after Lively filed her lawsuit against Baldoni on Saturday, the organization decided to yank the honor back from the director.

NBA superstar Joel Embiid was ejected from a game Monday night ... after he relentlessly screamed in the face of a female ref.

The unnerving scene went down in the second quarter of the 76ers' tilt with the San Antonio Spurs ... after Embiid was whistled for an offensive foul.

The Philadelphia big man, wearing a mask to protect a sinus injury he suffered earlier this month, was so livid over the call, he raced to Jenna Schroeder and began melting down. He yelled at the woman repeatedly -- at one point getting mere inches from her nose.

A collective sigh of relief is sweeping through airports across the country right now after American Airlines resumed flights early this morning, ending a brief but chaotic nationwide ground stop on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

The carrier halted operations early Tuesday saying in a statement on X, American said, "We’re currently experiencing a technical issue with all American Airlines flights. Your safety is our utmost priority, once this is rectified, we’ll have you safely on your way to your destination."

According to the FAA, American requested the ground stop. The grounding caused last minute panic amongst travelers hoping they'd reach their destination in time for the holiday.

Diddy made one of his lackeys set up hotel rooms for intense sex romps called "Wild King Nights" ... complete with drugs, alcohol and sex toys ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The Bad Boy Records founder is being sued for sexual battery, sexual harassment, sex trafficking and more by a man named Phillip Pines, who claims he worked for Diddy from 2019 to 2021 ... and says some of his job duties involved Diddy's alleged sexual habits.

In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Pines claims he had to set up hotel rooms Diddy used for orgies and drug binges ... and then clean up and try to leave no trace afterwards.

Pines claims Diddy would instruct him to prepare the rooms with red lights, ice buckets, alcohol, marijuana, honey packs for male libido, baby oil, astro glide, towels, illegal drugs and power banger sex machines.

A National Lacrosse League player snapped on some hecklers following a game over the weekend -- attacking the fans with his fist before swinging his stick at them ... and the wild incident was all captured on video.

The scene unfolded at the end of the Halifax Thunderbirds' loss to the Colorado Mammoth in Denver.

In footage shot by a spectator in the stands ... you can see as Halifax's players were walking toward their locker room, several fans seemed to throw insults their way. Most of the players walked by without incident ... but Tyson Bell for some reason decided to turn things physical.

Tony Rock says his brother Chris kills the gift-giving game every Christmas ... and, even makes up for the subpar presents their less successful brothers give them.

We caught up with the comedian at LAX Wednesday ... and, we had to ask him how Christmas works between the seven Rock siblings -- especially when it comes time to tear off the wrapping paper.

Tony says expectations are different for each Rock sibling -- joking that the family expects "sh***ier gifts from the brothers who aren't famous."

Struggling to come up with food ideas for Beyoncé's Christmas Day halftime show? Fear not ... celeb chef Andrew Zimmern is offering up some snack hacks to help you crush it at the Dec. 25 party!!

The host of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" tells TMZ Sports ... the real key is variety.

According Zimmern, there will be two types of people at Yoncé's concert -- ones who will be glued to the TV ... and the others who will enjoy the audio while making their way to the food table.

Soulja Boy says he gets why DDG wants to spoil his first son on his first birthday ... but he thinks a Ferrari is a bit much, and is sharing some alternative big ticket items.

We got the "Crank That" rapper at LAX and our photog asked about DDG buying Halo, the son he shares with actress Halle Bailey, a sports car.

Halo's only 1 so he won't be driving the red Ferrari anytime soon ... and Soulja Boy says DDG should seriously consider buying his son a house the next time he gets the urge to spend big on his boy.